Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 23 Sep 1998 19:05:23 -0700 (PDT) | | From | Gerhard Mack <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Speeding up FAT operations |
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On 23 Sep 1998, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> No, this is due to the fact that space is actually a legal character > in a filename in DOS; it is just that the command-line shell > considered it a separator, as did most other programs. There were a > grand many programs that would let you create such filenames, and read > them just fine. You just couldn't mess with them in COMMAND.COM. I > don't know if 4DOS allowed you to manipulate these files or not.
4dos= next best thing to actually having a unix machine. Back when I was using dos I was messing with norton disk doctor to see how 4dos would react to it, the tab key simply enclosed it in quotes.
list "file name"
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As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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